Expert: Pashinyan is finished if most voters go to polls

ArmInfo.Political scientist Tatevik Hayrapetyan shared her impressions of the televised debates held yesterday on the Public Television Channel with the top figures on the election lists.

On her Facebook page, she noted that Arman Tatoyan, leader of the  Wings of Unity party, truly made a fantastic, factual statement. "I  simply cannot believe my ears that finally someone in the political  sphere has correctly assessed Azerbaijan's concept of aggression. In  many instances, I would have actually said: Long live Tatoyan!"  Hayrapetyan noted.

In her opinion, Narek Karapetyan, the number one candidate for the  Strong Armenia party, also created a very good "portal installation."

"Levon Zurabyan made very important points on the Artsakh issue. I  also liked some of the formulations by Edmon Marukyan and Spartak  Kyureghyan. I will say that for the first time, I saw that the  potential of a pathological liar has been exhausted in all respects  in a public debate. The opposition has one day left to present its  platforms. Pashinyan is finished if the majority of voters go to the  polls," Tatevik Hayrapetyan emphasized.

The results of the main pre-election televised debates between the  leading parties and blocs, aired on the Public Television of Armenia  (PTA) on June 4, were marked by sharp polarization, mutual  accusations, and loud demarches. Former Yerevan Mayor and leader of  the New Force Party, Hayk Marutyan, invited the acting mayor to a  live broadcast. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's request for an  in-person debate, and without waiting for an answer, left the studio  in protest at the format of the discussion.

The current head of government and former ombudsman Arman Tatoyan  engaged in a heated argument.  Pashinyan mocked his opponent,  offering him "valerian," after which the two sides exchanged  accusations of security failures and a crisis in the country's  governance.

Some key opposition figures, including Armenia bloc leader Robert  Kocharyan, Prosperous Armenia Party leader Gagik Tsarukyan, and the  head of the Reformist Party's electoral list, Vagharshak Harutyunyan,  did not attend the debate, preferring to engage in live communication  with voters in the regions. The debate focused primarily on foreign  policy, security issues, territorial concessions, and accusations of  creating an atmosphere of fear. The discussions were extremely tense  due to the large number of participants, leading some experts to  describe the format of the discussions as a "farce."

As a reminder, Armenia will hold its next parliamentary elections on  June 7, with 18 political forces - 16 parties and two blocs -  participating.